2017 FINALIST in the International Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America, Award of Exceptional Merit for "Presley"

Accolades

"Whatever you decide to do, I wish you great success." -Sincerely yours, Norman Rockwell

"I cannot thank you enough for the time, patience, care, vision, and mainly wonderful artistic ability that made a painting like this possible. There is no amount I can pay you that equals the worth of what you have given us. Please accept my humble thanks for creating something so beautiful. God performed the miracle of giving us life and making such moments of love possible, and you performed the miracle of capturing it and making that moment for me and the kids timeless."-A.M., Memphis, TN

" I am speechless. I cannot believe the painting. It is so incredibly gorgeous. You captured me to a "T." It looks exactly like me and is so elegant and beautiful. I want you to know how much I love and appreciate it. It is truly gorgeous. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"- Maria Bartiromo, MSNBC Anchorwoman

"...Honored to paint with you!"- Nancy Guzik

"The portrait of Gina and Paul is absolutely stunning in both look and feel."- L.I., NYC

"We received Heron's portrait yesterday, and all we can say is that the Pike family is your biggest fan! With our girl's portraits, you have captured their individual spirits so well its amazing. The two paintings are in the beautiful style we like, but they are in no way similar, (which is great, because neither are the girls!) Initially, we were considering having different artists paint all four daughters, now we are certain that we would like you to do all of them! To sum up, these paintings are everything we hoped they would be!"- D.P. CA

"We are so thankful that our paths have crossed with such a compassionate and caring person. But to have an artist of your caliber to capture not only the physical beauty but also the spirit of our most precious gifts in this world makes the decision to turn you loose to trust your instincts so very easy. With your inspiration, we have no doubts about the end result! Thank you for allowing us to be part of the "birth process!"- N. and K., Birmingham, AL

"As you see, we just hung the portrait and it looks...well, there is no perfect word for it. I think our whole house just livened up! He looks better than we ever imagined. The size is perfect, the composition is perfect, the frame is perfect..."-M.T.- Birmingham, AL